do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Summary of European Commission Decisions on authorisations for the placing on the market for the use and/or for use of substances listed in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) (Published pursuant to Article 64(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006)
Date: 2024-01-22
Institutions: Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Subjects: chemical product, health control, health risk, market approval, marketing standard, organic chemical








C_202401004EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1004


22.1.2024






Summary of European Commission Decisions on authorisations for the placing on the market for the use and/or for use of substances listed in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)


(Published pursuant to Article 64(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006
                (1)
)


(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/1004)


Decision granting an authorisation













Reference of the decision (2)



Date of decision


Substance name


Holder of the authorisation


Authorisation number


Authorised use


Date of expiry of review period


Reasons for the decision




C(2024) 11


15 January 2024


1,2-dichloroethane
EC No. 203-458-1 CAS No. 107-06-2


Lanxess Deutschland GmbH, Kennedyplatz 1, 50569, Köln, Germany


REACH/23/39/0/R1


Industrial use as a swelling agent during the sulphonation reaction of polystyrene-divinylbenzene copolymer beads in the manufacturing of strong acid cation exchange resins


22 November 2028


In accordance with Article 60(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, the socio-economic benefits outweigh the risk to human health and the environment from the use of the substance and there are no suitable alternative substances or technologies.






(1)  
            OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1.

(2)  The decision is available on the European Commission website at: Authorisation (europa.eu).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1004/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-630/21,  Mercedes-Benz Bank: Order of the President of the Court of 22 January 2024 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberlandesgericht Stuttgart - Germany) – O.K. v Mercedes-Benz Bank AG
Date: 2024-01-22
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: consumer credit, consumer protection, termination of a contract








C_202402935EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/2935


6.5.2024






Order of the President of the Court of 22 January 2024 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberlandesgericht Stuttgart - Germany) – O.K. v Mercedes-Benz Bank AG


(Case C-630/21,
                (1)
Mercedes-Benz Bank)

(C/2024/2935)
Language of the case: German
The President of the Court has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  
            OJ C 73, 14.2.2022.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/2935/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union – Cases where the Commission raises no objections – SA.110906Text with EEA relevance.
Date: 2024-01-22
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Portugal, State aid, aid to undertakings, control of State aid








C_202401009EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1009


22.1.2024






Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
SA.110906
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/1009)







Date of adoption of the decision


10.1.2024




Aid number


SA.110906




Member State


Portugal




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


SA.106278 — Programa Apoiar + Liquidez — Região Autónoma da Madeira — prorrogação até 30.6.2024




Legal basis


Ordinance No 228/2023, of 31 March 2023, as amended by the Ordinance No 916/2023, of 30 November 2023




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 4 200 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 30.6.2024




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Secretaria Regional da Economia — SREM




—








Other information


 




The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search?caseInstrument=SA


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1009/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union – Cases where the Commission raises no objections – SA.108663
Date: 2024-01-22
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Germany, Saxony, State aid, animal production, control of State aid








C_202401006EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1006


22.1.2024






Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
SA.108663
(C/2024/1006)







Date of adoption of the decision


24.11.2023




Aid number


SA.108663




Member State


Germany




Region


SACHSEN




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Sachsen: Beihilfesatzung der Sächsischen Tierseuchenkasse für den Aquakultursektor




Legal basis


Beihilfesatzung der Sächsischen Tierseuchenkasse für den Aquakultursektor (Entwurf); § 20 Tiergesundheitsgesetz der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (TierGesG); § 15 Sächsisches Ausführungsgesetz zum Tiergesundheitsgesetz(SächsAGTierGesG); Beitragssatzung der Sächsischen Tierseuchenkasse (Beitragssatzung);




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Fisheries and aquaculture, Aid for the costs of prevention, control and eradication of animal diseases in aquaculture (Fisheries Guidelines point 5.4)




Form of aid


Direct grant, Subsidised services




Budget


Overall budget: 3 500 000  EUR
Annual budget: 500 000  EUR




Intensity


100,0  %




Duration


Until 31.12.2030




Economic sectors


Animal production




Name and address of the granting authority







Sächsische Tierseuchenkasse




Löwenstr. 7a, 01099 Dresden








Other information


 




The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search?caseInstrument=SA


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1006/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union – Cases where the Commission raises no objections – SA.109789
Date: 2024-01-22
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Germany, State aid, control of State aid, forestry policy








C_202401005EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1005


22.1.2024






Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
SA.109789
(C/2024/1005)







Date of adoption of the decision


20.11.2023




Aid number


SA.109789




Member State


Germany




Region


Germany




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Bund: GAK-Maßnahmengruppe 5 F ‘Förderung von Maßnahmen zur Bewältigung durch Extremwetterereignisse verursachten Folgen im Wald’




Legal basis


GAK-Rahmenplan; GAK-Gesetz




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Forestry




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 596 000 000  EUR




Intensity


100,0  %




Duration


29.6.2020 — 31.12.2024




Economic sectors


Forestry and logging




Name and address of the granting authority







Zuständige Behörden der Länder (vgl. bei Unterlagen unter 2. Beigefügte Anlagen)




n/a








Other information


 




The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search?caseInstrument=SA


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1005/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/381 of 22 January 2024 amending Decision (CFSP) 2019/2111 in support of SEESAC disarmament and arms control activities in South-East Europe reducing the threat of illicit small arms and light weapons and their ammunition
Date: 2024-01-22
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European arms policy, Western Balkans, arms control, disarmament, firearms and munitions, illicit trade, international organisation, non-proliferation of arms, small arms




L_202400381EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series L













2024/381


23.1.2024







            COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2024/381
of 22 January 2024
         
amending Decision (CFSP) 2019/2111 in support of SEESAC disarmament and arms control activities in South-East Europe reducing the threat of illicit small arms and light weapons and their ammunition


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Articles 28(1) and 31(1) thereof,


Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas







(1)


On 9 December 2019, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2019/2111 (1), which provided for a 48-month project-implementation period commencing on the date of the conclusion of the agreement referred to in Article 3(4) of that Decision. The date of commencement of the implementation period was therefore 1 February 2020.












(2)


On 6 December 2023, the United Nations Development Programme on behalf of the South-Eastern and Eastern Europe Clearinghouse for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SEESAC), which is responsible for the technical implementation of the project referred to in Article 2 of Decision (CFSP) 2019/2111, requested an extension of the implementation period until 31 December 2024.












(3)


The extension of the implementation period for the project referred to in Article 1 of Decision (CFSP) 2019/2111 until 31 December 2024 does not have any implications for the financial resources of the Union.












(4)


Decision (CFSP) 2019/2111 should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
In Article 5 of Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/2111, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:


‘2.   This Decision shall expire on 31 December 2024.’.




Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.




Done at Brussels, 22 January 2024.


For the Council


The President

J. BORRELL FONTELLES
            





(1)  Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/2111 of 9 December 2019 in support of SEESAC disarmament and arms control activities in South-East Europe reducing the threat of illicit small arms and light weapons and their ammunition (OJ L 318, 10.12.2019, p. 147).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/381/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)
Summary of European Commission Decisions on authorisations for the placing on the market for the use and/or for use of substances listed in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) (Published pursuant to Article 64(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006)
Date: 2024-01-22
Institutions: Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Subjects: chemical process, chemical product, health control, health risk, market approval, marketing standard, solvent








C_202400787EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/787


22.1.2024






Summary of European Commission Decisions on authorisations for the placing on the market for the use and/or for use of substances listed in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)


(Published pursuant to Article 64(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006
                (1)
)


(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/787)


Decision granting an authorisation in the context of a review















Reference of the decision
 (2)




Date of decision




Substance name




Holder of the authorisation




Authorisation number




Authorised use




Date of expiry of review period




Repealed decision




Reasons for the decision





C(2024)6]


15 January 2024


1,2-dichloroethane
EC No. 203-458-1 CAS No. 107-06-2


Eurenco, 1928, Avenue d’Avignon, 84700, Sorgues, France


REACH/23/35/0/R1


Industrial use as a solvent for the synthesis of polyepichlorohydrin used as a precursor in the production of glycidyl azide polymer, an oligomer with hydroxyl terminations used to increase the energetic performance of propellants and explosives


15 January 2026


C(2019) 2260


In accordance with Article 60(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, the socio-economic benefits outweigh the risk to human health and the environment from the use of the substance and there are no suitable alternative substances or technologies.






(1)  
            OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1.

(2)  The decision is available on the European Commission website at: Authorisation (europa.eu).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/787/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-38/24: Action brought on 22 January 2024 — OMV v EUIPO (Combination of the colours blue and green)
Date: 2024-01-22
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, adjuvant, chemical industry, electric vehicle, electrical energy, motor fuel, registered trade mark, retail selling, trade-mark law, wholesale selling








C_202401711EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1711


4.3.2024





Action brought on 22 January 2024 — OMV v EUIPO (Combination of the colours blue and green)
(Case T-38/24)
(C/2024/1711)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: OMV AG (Vienna, Austria) (represented by: C. Schumacher and B. Kapeller-Hirsch, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Trade mark at issue: International registration designating the European Union in respect of the colour mark (Combination of the colours blue and green) — Application for registration No 1 593 116

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 8 November 2023 in Case R 798/2023-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










—


Lack of adequate reasoning;










—


Infringement of the general principles of legal certainty, equal treatment and sound administration.






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1711/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union – Cases where the Commission raises no objections – SA.109683Text with EEA relevance.
Date: 2024-01-22
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Denmark, State aid, control of State aid, culture, education, publishing, software








C_202400999EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/999


22.1.2024






Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
SA.109683
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/999)







Date of adoption of the decision


19.12.2023




Aid number


SA.109683




Member State


Denmark




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Prolongation: Danish State Aid Scheme for the development, production and promotion of cultural and educational digital games




Legal basis


Danish Film Act and Danish Film Agreement




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Culture




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 60 000 000  DKK
Annual budget: 15 000 000  DKK




Intensity


100,0  %




Duration


1.1.2024 — 31.12.2027




Economic sectors


Software publishing




Name and address of the granting authority







DFI




Gothersgade 55, 1123 København








Other information


 




The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search?caseInstrument=SA


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/999/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Euro exchange rates – 19 January 2024
Date: 2024-01-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_202400645EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/645


22.1.2024






Euro exchange rates (1)


            19 January 2024
         
(C/2024/645)


1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0887 




JPY


Japanese yen


161,17 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4575 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,85825 




SEK


Swedish krona


11,3800 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9459 




ISK


Iceland króna


148,90 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,4100 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


24,813 




HUF


Hungarian forint


381,53 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3618 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9776 




TRY


Turkish lira


32,8706 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6500 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4656 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,5128 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7798 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4599 




KRW


South Korean won


1 451,99 




ZAR


South African rand


20,6892 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,8291 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 991,83 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


5,1359 




PHP


Philippine peso


60,956 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


38,605 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,3444 




MXN


Mexican peso


18,6494 




INR


Indian rupee


90,4485 






(1)  
            Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/645/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures
Date: 2024-01-22
Institutions: Directorate-General for Trade and Economic Security, European Commission
Subjects: Russia, Trinidad and Tobago, United States, anti-dumping duty, chemical fertiliser, chemical salt, import (EU), organic chemical, originating product








C_202400907EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/907


22.1.2024






Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures
(C/2024/907)

1.   As provided for in Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Union (1), the Commission gives notice that, unless a review is initiated in accordance with the following procedure, the anti-dumping measures mentioned below will expire on the date mentioned in the table below.
2.   Procedure

Union producers may submit a written request for a review. This request must contain sufficient evidence that the expiry of the measures would be likely to result in a continuation or recurrence of dumping and injury. Should the Commission decide to review the measures concerned, importers, exporters, representatives of the exporting country and Union producers will then be provided with the opportunity to amplify, rebut or comment on the matters set out in the review request.
3.   Time limit

Union producers may submit a written request for a review on the above basis, to reach the European Commission, Directorate-General for Trade (Unit G-1), CHAR 4/39, 1049 Brussels, Belgium (2) at any time from the date of the publication of the present notice but no later than three months before the date mentioned in the table below.
4.   This notice is published in accordance with Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036.









Product


Country(ies) of origin or exportation


Measures


Reference


Date of expiry (3)





Mixtures of urea and ammonium nitrate


Russia
Trinidad and Tobago
The United States of America


Anti-dumping duty


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1688 of 8 October 2019 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and definitively collecting the provisional duty imposed on imports of mixtures of urea and ammonium nitrate originating in Russia, Trinidad and Tobago and the United States of America (OJ L 258, 9.10.2019, p. 21)


10.10.2024






(1)  
            OJ L 176, 30.6.2016, p. 21.

(2)  TRADE-Defence-Complaints@ec.europa.eu

(3)  The measure expires at midnight (00:00) of the day mentioned in this column.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/907/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union – Cases where the Commission raises no objections – SA.109335
Date: 2024-01-22
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Lithuania, State aid, animal production, control of State aid, regions of Lithuania








C_202401010EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1010


22.1.2024






Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
SA.109335
(C/2024/1010)







Date of adoption of the decision


5.12.2023




Aid number


SA.109335




Member State


Lithuania




Region


Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas, Sostinės regionas




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Afrikinio kiaulių maro III zonos kiaulininkystės sektoriaus subjektų patirtų nuostolių kompensavimas




Legal basis


Įsakymo, kuriuo keičiamas 2022 m. lapkričio 22 d. Lietuvos Respublikos žemės ūkio ministro įsakymas Nr. 3D-710 ‘Dėl Paramos siekiant kompensuoti afrikinio kiaulių maro III zonos kiaulininkystės sektoriaus subjektų patirtus nuostolius taisyklių atvirtinimo’, projektas




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Agriculture; Forestry; Rural areas, Aid for the costs of prevention, control and eradication of animal diseases and plant pests and aid to make good the damage caused by animal diseases and plant pests




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 5 000 000  EUR
Annual budget: 1 500 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.12.2026




Economic sectors


Animal production




Name and address of the granting authority







Lietuvos Respublikos žemės ūkio ministerija




Gedimino pr. 19, LT-01103 Vilnius, Lietuva








Other information


 




The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search?caseInstrument=SA


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1010/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)